--- title: Kesha's Case Dismissal: See Twitter's Reactions description: A New York State Supreme Court judge rejected Kesha's case of emotional distress against her producer, Dr. Luke. canonical: https://time.com/4285059/kesha-case-reactions-twitter/ author: Maggie Parker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-07T15:25:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:02:11.963Z og:title: See How Twitter Reacted to Kesha’s Case og:description: Patricia Arquette and Iggy Azalea have both posted to show their support og:url: https://time.com/4285059/kesha-case-reactions-twitter/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc941e8227639b76e/69888e22196cf420ce03b145/twitter-reactions-kesha-case.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4724 og:image:height: 2657 og:image:alt: Kesha Makes An Appearance At New York State Supreme Court og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See How Twitter Reacted to Kesha’s Case twitter:description: Patricia Arquette and Iggy Azalea have both posted to show their support twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc941e8227639b76e/69888e22196cf420ce03b145/twitter-reactions-kesha-case.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See How Twitter Reacted to the Dismissal of Kesha’s Case > Sponsored content. 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Sony has refused to voluntarily release the pop star from her contract which requires her to make three more albums with producer Dr. Luke, a man she claims sexually assaulted her. (Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images) NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 19: Kesha leaves the New York State Supreme Court on February 19, 2016 in New York City. Sony has refused to voluntarily release the pop star from her contract which requires her to make three more albums with producer Dr. Luke, a man she claims sexually assaulted her. (Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images) Raymond Hall—GC Images/Getty Images by [Maggie Parker](https://time.com/author/maggie-parker/) ## Maggie Parker Apr 7, 2016 3:25 PM UTC A New York State Supreme Court judge [rejected](http://time.com/4284265/kesha-dr-luke-hate-crime/?iid=sr-link1) all but one of Kesha’s counterclaims against producer Dr. Luke on Wednesday, including her allegation that he had committed a hate crime against her. “Every rape is not a gender-motivated hate crime,” Judge Shirley Kornreich wrote. Actress and well-known equality activist Patricia Arquette was quick to react, accusing the judge of mental health issues and expressing surprise that a female judge would come to such a decision. > [](https://twitter.com/PattyArquette/status/717815857473130496) > [](https://twitter.com/PattyArquette/status/717822224812494848) > [](https://twitter.com/PattyArquette/status/717818959773437952) > [](https://twitter.com/PattyArquette/status/717815194907332608) Arquette wasn’t the only one to express her disapproval: Fans, well-known lawyers, writers and TV personalities also took to Twitter to show their support for Kesha: > [](https://twitter.com/SandraFluke/status/717840269404667906) > [](https://twitter.com/musicnews%5Fshade/status/717835058263040000) > [](https://twitter.com/NikkieTutorials/status/717820531047854080) > [](https://twitter.com/BrandonEvrs/status/717842156124135426) > [](https://twitter.com/misssbelinda/status/718063746179006464) > [](https://twitter.com/vickinotaro/status/717990321955672064) > [](https://twitter.com/ShelbyWaddell/status/717898585271058437) **_Read more:_** [_Kerry Washington Is Not Happy With Her Photoshopped_ ](http://motto.time.com/4283523/kerry-washington-photoshopped-adweek-cover/)[AdWeek](http://motto.time.com/4283523/kerry-washington-photoshopped-adweek-cover/)[ _Cover_](http://motto.time.com/4283523/kerry-washington-photoshopped-adweek-cover/) Thursday morning, Kesha’s good friend Iggy Azalea posted a photo with the hashtag #FreeKesha. It shows the two artists riding horses together. > [](https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/718002391904202752) The only claim that remains concerns whether Kesha’s performance agreement with Dr. Luke’s company was terminated as a result of the decision to sue her for breach of contract, according to [The Hollywood Reporter](http://time.com/4284265/kesha-dr-luke-hate-crime/). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4285059/kesha-case-reactions-twitter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4285059/kesha-case-reactions-twitter/"},"headline":"See How Twitter Reacted to the Dismissal of Kesha’s Case","datePublished":"2016-04-07T15:25:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:02:11.963Z","description":"Patricia Arquette and Iggy Azalea have both posted to show their support","url":"https://time.com/4285059/kesha-case-reactions-twitter/","keywords":["motto","celebrities","twitter","News"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc941e8227639b76e/69888e22196cf420ce03b145/twitter-reactions-kesha-case.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maggie Parker","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maggie-parker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc941e8227639b76e/69888e22196cf420ce03b145/twitter-reactions-kesha-case.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Kesha Makes An Appearance At New York State Supreme Court","caption":"Kesha Makes An Appearance At New York State Supreme Court","creditText":"Raymond Hall—GC Images/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4285059/kesha-case-reactions-twitter/","name":"See How Twitter Reacted to the Dismissal of Kesha’s Case"}}]}] ```